Ray Lennox: Last News

Crime has been confirmed for a return.The show, which premiered on BritBox last November, is based on the writer’s own 2008 novel, following detective Ray Lennox (Dougray Scott) – and marked the author’s first foray into TV shows.The now-confirmed second series is also set to move to ITV’s new streaming service ITVX, with filming set to begin this summer.It will pick up with Scott’s troubled detective, who has settled back into Edinburgh’s Serious Crimes team following his breakdown over the toll of the last investigation.“When a high-ranking member of the establishment is found dead in a Leith warehouse, Lennox is thrown into a case which quickly reveals itself as the work of a serial killer,” the synopsis continues.“As victims mount up, Lennox realises these are anything but random. This is the work of a solitary killer with an axe to grind.

Trainspotting writer Irvine Welsh has said that he wrote a transgender character into Season 2 of Crime to show how people are struggling with their identity in the modern world.

The second season of Irvine Welsh’s Crime adaptation will be one of the first shows to launch on ITV’s new streamer ITVX.

Scots actor Dougray Scott has spoken about how James Bond producers approached him to replace Pierce Brosnan before he lost out to Daniel Craig.

Scots author Irvine Welsh enjoyed dinner with pals, including Still Game 's Gavin Mitchell at Glasgow restaurant Sarti's before a screening of his new show Crime at the Glasgow Film Theatre.

Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh ’s first TV series, based on his 2008 novel Crime has released its first trailer.

Crime has released its first trailer.The new show, which will stream on BritBox from next month, marks the Trainspotting author’s first show for TV, and is adapted from his own 2008 novel of the same name.The fast-paced trailer introduces us to Detective Inspector Ray Lennox, played by Dougray Scott, as he battles with his own demons while being part of serious crime investigations.“They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions, not in my mind…,” he declares, while also noting that monsters are round every corner.“Crime is the story of Ray Lennox in a city on the edge of the abyss,” the synopsis reads. “Lennox is a man whose clear sight is not always a blessing.“A girl goes missing.

Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh teased fans as he showed off the first picture of new drama Crime as it filmed in Glasgow and Edinburgh and fans asked ' Is this the new Taggart?' The six-part drama is based on the novelist's 2008 Filth sequel. Set in Edinburgh, the drama tells the story of of Ray Lennox, a detective from the Lothians, who attempts to get over a mental breakdown by taking a holiday to Florida with his fiancee.However, events over there soon reminded him of the child murder case in Edinburgh that caused him to suffer the breakdown in the first place.